Boston Bruins vs Montreal Canadiens
7:00 PM ET, April 21, 2011
Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) -- Boston Bruins winger Mark Recchi has pretty much seen it all in his long NHL career and knows firsthand that anything's possible in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Lose the first two games of a series at home and come back to win? Been there, done that. Win the first two games on the road and lose the next four? Been there, done that, too.
The victim both times? The Montreal Canadiens, and Recchi hopes the trend continues. The Habs beat the Bruins twice on the road to open their current series before falling 4-2 on Monday night at home in the Bell Centre. Game 4 is Thursday night in Montreal.
"If we win tomorrow, maybe we'll see some similarities," Recchi said Wednesday. "It's still a long road ahead."
Recchi was with Carolina five years ago when the Hurricanes dropped their first two games at home to Montreal and rallied to win four straight (three in Montreal), their springboard to winning the Stanley Cup. And he was on the Canadiens in 1996 when the Habs won the first two games against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden and then lost the next four.
Lose the first two games of a series at home and come back to win? Been there, done that. Win the first two games on the road and lose the next four? Been there, done that, too.
The victim both times? The Montreal Canadiens, and Recchi hopes the trend continues. The Habs beat the Bruins twice on the road to open their current series before falling 4-2 on Monday night at home in the Bell Centre. Game 4 is Thursday night in Montreal.
"If we win tomorrow, maybe we'll see some similarities," Recchi said Wednesday. "It's still a long road ahead."
Recchi was with Carolina five years ago when the Hurricanes dropped their first two games at home to Montreal and rallied to win four straight (three in Montreal), their springboard to winning the Stanley Cup. And he was on the Canadiens in 1996 when the Habs won the first two games against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden and then lost the next four.
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